Cyril played lacrosse for the New Westminster Salmonbellies and represented Canada in the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, Holland where they won the Gold Medal. His nickname was Flicky. After the Olympics, the Salmonbellies pledged to get together annually and toast the team so long as two players remained alive. This was done failthfully until only Ab Brown and Jack Wood were left. Brown died in 1991 and Wood in 1997. The box built by Ab Brown to hold the bottles of rum used for the toasts is now in the New Westminster Archives.

On 8 April 1929, he declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States. No indication that he carried through with this intent has been found.